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We spent most of our time wandering around the bay amongst the cafés and restaurants. There just happened to be a fish festival and a yachting event on that weekend at the bay so we checked out what there was to offer. We walked all around the bay and over to the Entrance …

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... long weekend, the weather, and the goings on in the city.
There was a big two day music festival on adjacent to the city in ButePark, and also Wales vs France in a Rugby Union World Cup warm-up match. I had no idea that the Welsh were so into their ...

... a lot of symbolism carved and painted into the walls, so that made it worth while.
The heart of Cardiff, to me anyway, lies in Queen street and Butepark. Queen street is a lively pedestrian mall in the middle of downtown. Just sitting on ...

... the death of the 4th Marquess of Bute, the family decided to give the Castle and much of its parkland, known as ButePark, to the city of Cardiff. For 25 years, the Castle was home to the National College of Music and Drama and since 1974 has become one ...

... My hotel is located at the end of the main city, so I am walking distance to all the shops. Across from my room, I can see Cardiff Castle and ButePark. ButePark is 75 soccer fields in otal, and after an hour of walking there is no way that I ...

... citizens in to shelter more quickly. It must have been grim and damp but offered safety at least. The grounds which now form ButePark are magnificent and I enjoyed a fantastic Welsh cream tea in the former gatekeepers cottage. I also took in a bit of ...

... world’s first Fair Trade Capital City. Cardiff is also known as the City of Arcades - this is Shopping Central! Big, urban ButePark was being well used in the warm spring sunshine when I was there. I saw only the exterior of Cardiff Castle, ...

... middle and ending at the steps of a castle. Cardiff was no different! I navigated my way through the streets and wandered into ButePark. The autumn colors of the trees contrasting with the dark gray skies left me speechless. I walked along a path and ...

... , just took photos from outside and then explored the surrounding gardens. I think the gardens that surround the castle is that of ButePark and the river Taff runs through it. We thought about walking the river Taff trail but thought better of it, ...

... - a soft cookie with spices and sultanas....these became a repeated treat throughout my visit. I ate my pie alongside the river in ButePark. I ended up bringing a few meat pies and welsh cakes as treats for some of the mathies later in the week. An even ...

... and unhorsing my opponent on the jousting field would have to wait for another day, another castle.
After exploring the extensive Butepark we then finished our day by attempting pub trivia at the Beverley. We scored appallingly bad.
We visited ...